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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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SERC In The News

SERC in the News

Study on soft-shell and razor clams delivers more questions than answers

Jan 4, 2019

Bay Journal
Do plants fart?

Jan 1, 2019

Mental Floss
The Top Shark Conservation Stories Of 2018

Dec 28, 2018

Forbes
The fish that were swept clear across the Pacific by massive 2011 tsunami that struck Japan and are still swimming happily off the Californian coast

Dec 14, 2018

Daily Mail
Why This Invasive Plant Has A Shot At Some Redemption

Nov 27, 2018

WBUR 90.9
The Fall of the Gingko

Nov 17, 2018

Slate
Do plants poop?

Nov 12, 2018

Popular Science
Palau trips produce orchids, memories

Nov 6, 2018

Jacksonville Journal Courier
Could Fish DNA Tests Replace Population Surveys?

Nov 2, 2018

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Researchers Find Bright Sides to Some Invasive Species

Oct 17, 2018

Voice of America

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